A La Turka, an Upper East Side restaurant that opened 20 years ago and is now booked every day and night, thanks to its great food, lively atmosphere and media attention. The restaurant has been featured on Channel 4, showing how to grill kebabs on the roof of Rockefeller Center, as well as how to make salt baked fish and on Fox5 where Dave Price has showcased its Saturday Night kebab buffet, belly dancers and live music. A La Turka offers along with 20 different kebabs like a kebab factory, including chicken, lamb and beef, also Mediterranean fish selections, as Branzini, in a cozy atmosphere that you and your family feels like having an authentic and remarkable meal in Bosporus, Istanbul. There is live music and belly dancer on every Thursday night and there is instrumental smooth Turkish live music on every Tuesday and Wednesday night at A La Turka Restaurant. Also we do catering . Call us for your events.

Bringing a diverse Turkish and Mediterranean kitchen into the heart of Manhattan, A LA TURKA features an exquisite menu, exotic atmosphere and friendly staff that have earned a reputation for being New York’s first choice in Mediterranean cuisine. We can add Belly Dancer and live music to your events. Please contact us for details about Private Parties and Catering. Phone Number: 646 944 3536

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Private party contact

Event Coordinator: (877) 487-4342

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Catering

We offer special menus and service for your occasions. We have the capacity to serve to over 1000 people. we have prix fix menus and also we can customize menus for you.

An authentic dinner with pleasing tunes from Buddha bar musician Hasan Isakkut and his band with traditional instruments, every tuesday and wednesday night. Belly Dancing and live music on every Thursday night.

We have had their food many times but the food the other evening was fresh and delicious. The ambiance was very upbeat as it was a night they had Turkish music and a belly dancer. Food and music made it a very festive evening.

First time at La Turka Was there for my daughter's birthday.From the moment we entered the door the service was outstanding!The service was only trumped by the food. The best authentic cuisine since being in Turkey.Excellent wine to go with our meal.If we lived in the city, I would be there weekly.Wow, what a find! Can't wait to return!

My boyfriend and I have lived on the Upper East Side for years and he has eaten at A La Turka several times, but I have never been. He always said how good it was! So we decided to order in for Valentine's Day, but we were so disappointed by the food! I got the mezze platter and he got the turkish dumplings, neither were all that great. There are definitely better Turkish spots in the neighborhood. Save your money and dont bother with this overpriced, underwhelming place.

I went to A La Turka for lunch yesterday which was supposed to be 1000 point reservation. I got an email confirming that I got the thousand points. But the app only applied 100 points what is going on here? Who do I complain to to get this fixed and corrected so I get the appropriate points added on?

There are so many tasty choices here. Whether vegan or otherwise there are numerous tempting items for any diner. The staff is polite and friendly. The staff does not hover over diners but gives privacy for conversation. I always chose the lamb; it is juicy and never overcooked.

Great neighborhood find. The service was great. The portions are large enough to share. The night we were there a 3 piece band was playing and the restaurant was packed. Noise level for conversation was challenging!

Very much enjoyed this restaurant. Food was very good and portions large. We each had something different and everyone thought the food was great. There was a very noisy table near us who never heard about using your indoor voices, but otherwise service, ambience, value, etc. was very good. I highly recommend.

A la Turka has been at this same spot for 29 years, and is a neighbor stand-bye. Service is fantastic, food pretty good, especially the lamb platter . A bit pricy for what you get, but if your are there when there's belly dancing, it's worth it!!

Our group of 7 arrived at different times. The first 3 ordered wine and appetizers and as our friends arrived each ordered as they came . Restaurant staff was flexible and accommodating. We also had special food needs among the group, vegetarian and no-carb. Everyone loved the food. Lamb chops are always superb! Dips and spreads are always delicious. The only dish that missed the mark was a Medeterranean salad. The only green was mint. Overall everything was great and staff very friendly and efficient. My local neighborhood constant.

The food was very good. Service was a bit slow but overall good, and the waiters were very nice. They did not have the wine I wanted but gave me something else which I enjoyed. Would recommend for sure.

Went there last minute when we saw Taksim closed, glad we did. We got the eggplant salad and fried calamari both of which were delicious. We shared an lamb mixed grill entree which was delicious as well. Overall the experience was great, the prices were very reasonable and service was good, will definitely be going back.

Frankly had been to A La Turka before but had forgotten that fact. My wife and I didn't remember it being exceptional-maybe just fair . We tried it again last night ,being in the neighborhood and seeking Turkish cuisine. Our experience was more noteworthy.I must say that our food was very nicely prepared and my wife thoroughly enjoyed her Lamb Shank main course as I did also with my Lamb adana. The prices are reasonable. The restaurant was not very crowded as we were there early but the service was attentive and the overall food experience was good.We would definitely return next time we at in the area.

We are 'regulars'. We dine frequently and are almost always treated 'very' well. However, service was very slow and inattentive, with surrounding tables being served promptly.(We were practically ignored!) Since Natalia, the wonderful bartender, along with other staff who know us, are usually extremely welcoming, we don't know what caused the ambivalence the other night.

Generally, we are pleased and satisfied. We live across the street and this is one of our favorite local spots. Hopefully this will continue to occur in the future.

The heat was not working and we all froze!They treated us to coffee and dessert for the inconvenience!The food was excellent but I did not take off my coat or my scarf!They should have closed the restaurant until it got warm ,It is all glass as well so that did not help either!

I have been to this restaurant many times and on our visit Sat night we had a pretty bad experience. We were 6 people in total and 2 entrees never came out of the kitchen, they finally arrived after the rest of the party was done eating. The waiter was extremely rude about the whole experience and basically yelled at me and told me he took off one of the entrees and I should be happy about that and not complain.